Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that the village of Mustafabad in Lakhimpur Kheri district should be renamed ‘Kabir Dham’ and directed officials to submit a proposal for the change.

Addressing an event — ‘Smriti Prakatyotsav Mela-2025’ — in Mustafabad, the CM asked locals if any Muslim was living in that particular area. When they said no, he announced that the village’s name would be changed.

“Main jab yahan aaya to maine is gaon ke bare mein pucha. Mujhe bataya gaya gaon ka naam hai Mustafabad. Maine pucha kitni Muslim abadi rehti hai, kaha ek bhi nahi. Maine kaha ab naam badalna chahiye. Mustafabad nahi Kabir Dham rakh do. (When I came here, I asked about this village and I was told its name was Mustafabad. I asked if there is a Muslim population livin

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